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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change prepares to release a comprehensive update its climate change report. Earlier drafts revealed the threat of climate change is no longer distant. 11.51am AEST We'll have a full report on the press conference for you later today. In the meantime governments, environmental groups, and charities are already weighing in. Science advisor to the White House John...
Activists say case brought before international court of justice by Australia is make-or-break for whales' future in Southern Ocean The leading court at the UN will rule on Monday on whether Japan has the right to hunt whales in the Antarctic, an emotive case that activists say is make-or-break for the mammals' future. Australia took Japan to the international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague in...
Civil service global roundup: Japan in 'bureaucratic paralysis' and gov comms professionals meet in Bosnia-Herzegovina The new premier Matteo Renzi's government has identified 5bn (£4.13bn) that can be cut from the Italian budget over the next eight months but it is working to a tight deadline and may not have time to consult labour unions, the Gazzetta del Sud Online reported . ...
The Nuffield Trust takes a look at the country's long-term care insurance system and the lessons we can learn In England, many members of the public find themselves surprised to hear that when they or an elderly relative need help to care for themselves, they are told to reach into their own pockets. The surprise resonates when they realise how deep those pockets need to be: the commission led by Andrew...
Judge says man believed to be world's longest-serving death row inmate may have been convicted on falsified evidence A Japanese man who has spent more than 45 years on death row has been freed after a court ordered a retrial in his murder case, amid suggestions that police investigators fabricated evidence against him. Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to hang in 1968 for the murders two years earlier of...
The Japanese car manufacturer will consult on a proposal to reduce production at its Swindon factory from three shifts to two Honda is to cut production at its Swindon factory from three shifts to two, threatening 340 jobs at the car manufacturer. The Japanese company said it would consult on a proposal to reduce the workforce by more than 300 employees. As well as moving to two shifts, production...
Still labouring with corridors and offices, Japan's civil service is in 'bureaucratic paralysis' and needs to move into the 21st century A common pastime for British thinktanks is to present evidence from another country and pose the question: "Why can't we be more like this?" It can be a powerful way to demonstrate the effectiveness of radical, new approaches to age-old policy conundrums. So when...
The 56-year-old is renowned for crafting structures from housing to art galleries from cardboard tubes Paper and cardboard have long been part of an architect's toolbox for drawings and models of buildings, but for Japanese architect Shigeru Ban they are good enough to make the real thing. The 56-year-old, who has built a reputation over the past 30 years for crafting improbable structures around...
As governments convene in Japan to discuss environmental change, the need for action to avoid a global food crisis is clear Just three days after my homeland was devastated by typhoon Haiyan , the biggest storm ever to hit land, I attended the opening of the UN climate change talks in Poland. With a deep sense of anxiety about the fate of my family and friends, I pleaded with delegates to recognise...
Announcements made during US-led summit in The Hague aimed at reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism Japan announced today that it would hand over hundreds of kilogrammes of weapons-grade plutonium and uranium to the United States for dilution and disposal, at the start of a global summit aimed at reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism. Belgium and Italy also announced agreements with the US on...
White House extends president's overseas schedule as adviser Rice says 'US is leading … in supporting government of Ukraine' Dan Roberts ...
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Rise to 13,350 centenarians in 2012 attributed to better medical treatments, housing, nutrition and living standards, says ONS The number of people over 100 living in the UK has increased nearly fivefold in 30 years as better medical treatments, housing, nutrition and living standards, together with a decline in smoking, significantly improved the chances of surviving to a very old age, the Office...
Scarier than Lady Gaga, sartorially freakier than Katy Perry, Japan’s gonzo pop star pushes fantasy to its grotesque limits Everett True ...
Business secretary Vince Cable said the company's decision 'demonstrates a huge vote of confidence in Britain' Hitachi will shift its global rail headquarters from Tokyo to London, a move which comes after the firm won a £1.2bn deal to make the next generation of inter-city trains at its new factory in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. Chancellor George Osborne said: "For people like me who have grown...
Beijing brings forward deadline for world's first thorium-fuelled facility in attempt to break reliance on fossil fuels China is developing a new design of nuclear power plant in an attempt to reduce its reliance on coal and to cut air pollution. In an effort to reduce the number of coal-fired plants, the Chinese government has brought forward by 15 years the deadline to develop a nuclear power plant...
Energy firm had told watchdog shingle bank between reactors and sea was 'not as robust as thought', environmentalists say EDF has failed to be open and transparent by shutting down its Dungeness plant in Kent for two months without properly informing people, environmentalists have said. The energy company put a one-line statement on its website in May last year saying unit 22 at Dungeness station...
Protesters held placards and banners calling for 'no nuclear power', 'protect mountains, rivers' and 'no new nukes' More than 100 protesters rallied in London on Saturday against nuclear power following the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. Protesters held placards and banners calling for "no nuclear power", "protect mountains, rivers" and "no new nukes" with signs in English,...
Conservation groups say Rakuten's website carries 28,000 adverts for elephant ivory and 1,200 for whale products Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce company which owns Play.com and Kobo, is the world's biggest online retailer of elephant ivory and whale meat, according to conservationists. In a report published on Tuesday , the UK-based Environmental Agency (EIA) and the Humane Society International...
The collapsed bitcoin exchange now lets users log in so they can look at, but not touch, their balances. By Alex Hern Alex Hern ...